Skydive Sebastian

Come for the views, the jumping, the fun and the great staff who will keep you safe and smiling.
One of the best DZs around - I mean turning the otter on a weekday

Plus the views!!!! Amazing
Cannot wait to come back

Fantastic set up facilties well kept. Cool bar with food. At the weekends load organizers - so people to jump with. Helpful staff with free advise. Friendly and professional manifest which runs the day smooth. Sometimes the cool freefly cliques can get bit anoying. Good to spend some days at Sebastian, but come early!

Tried to line up some coaching for a month before I went there for vacation... No reply from dz or staff. Showed up to fun jump for a day ended up leaving after three jumps because the people were too stuck up to talk to anyone except the tandems that showed up.....WTF? The three jumps I did do were with another jumper from overseas that was given the cold shoulder from the staff as well.

I've visited Sebastian in 2011, 2012 & 2013 over 5 times and only just got round to writing a review.

This place has everything and is a must visit DZ. Great vibe, very stable and professional staff, free load organising, good planes, free camping and great facilities.

I love this place so much I consider it my home DZ :-)

I went there last August to do an AFF course during my holiday. Far away from Germany and not knowing anybody I felt a bit helpless.

The first thing I found was the very nice camp ground which is free to use.

Then the very nice lady at the manifest supported me with all the paperwork and hooked me up with my ground school instructor Marc who really did a great job.

After the first jumps I was very close to quit as of many reasons but thanks to Marc, Greg, Ian and others at the dz I didn't and after 8 days finished with the A license.

I never before found more friendly and supportive people than here.

For me Skydive Sebastian is my home dropzone even if thousands of miles from where I live and I will always return to see my friends there again and jump as often as possible with the most beautiful view you can imagine.

I have read a comment that the landing of Sebastian is quite small. My recommendation to these people: Never jump in Germany. Here are the landing areas much smaller and they are sometimes not easy to see at all.

I'm really looking forward to my next jumps and especially landings in Sebastian. Hopefully in February

I just passed my AFF class and the staff did everything possible to make sure I was comfortable in the air and landing. I am very excited to go back and do some fun jumps. I live in Miami and I had such a good experience that I don't mind driving to go back to Sebastian DZ!
I would recommend this DZ to anyone wanting to get their feet wet and beyond!

Visited Sebastian this past weekend and from the second we stepped out of the car to when we left was nothing but a pleasure. Good thing Sebastian is a 2 hour drive for me or I would drop outta school and jump all day every day here if I could. They are that good. If you have the ability you must visit.

it was my first trip to the invasion boogie and it couldn't have been better. four planes running all day and not shutting down. very organized and safe. landing patterns were enforced and the airplane pilots were top notch. these guys love skydiving and it showed. this place was loaded with talent in just about every discipline of the sport. no wonder jumpers from all over the country and the world go there. the view is one of the best. right on the florida coast line. if you need anything there is a walmart and a publix within 15 minutes of the dz. also plenty of good places to go eat and drink up and down highway 1.

Simply put a skydiving resort. my girlfriend and I camped on the dropzone just 100 feet from the bonfire. I was always able to get a hot shower and breakfast before starting our day of jumping.

the staff was very friendly even while getting more than 80 jumpers at a time manifested and organized. I've been to zhills and deland. they are great places as well but I could really make sebastian a home dz and my girlfriend would agree.

I did some great jumps during my four day stay and I just want to thank skydive sebastian for some of the most cherished memories of my skydiving career. you guys really set the bar.....

kind of wondering if they do background checks on their jumpers, because after my first two times, that was when the bitchiness began. I understand that it is a business, which is why a large chunk comes out of my own pocket, not my trust fund's, in order for me to go and have the most amazing experience of my life. bottom line: they are only warm and friendly if you have daddy's money to burn.

Excellent DZ, I' will be back as soon as I' can.
From the AFF instructors to any skydivers, simply the best.....

...and having said that I can compare to some 5+ major US Dropzones. People are friendly, respectful and sometimes funny all around. I was on loads with plenty of space in the Otter on weekdays, they kept it running. Just missed the champagne before takeoff... Not to mention the wingsuit stars on site, the senior tandem instructors and the 4-way team. You name it, they will probably do it and there was everyone from AFF1 to highly experienced, in their 20s up to 80s enjoying the sport while I was there.

Went to fun jump on a weekend.

-Professionalism: Manifest lady (Amanda) and coaches (Ian) - very professional and personable (A+). Both individuals any dropzone would like in their roster. However, the videographer was completely unprofessional making jokes of the new tandem students and other fun jumpers (F).


-Vibe: Friendly and accommodating (A-). Except for the videographer (F) i would recommend this dropzone to anyone.

-Aircraft: Caravan - Slow but steady ride, very comfortable floor mats and spacious interior. The door is a little hard to work with, watch your fingers... (B+)


-Facilities: Very complete facilities. Friendly staff at the bar (A).

-Services: Fun jumping loads - renting equipment can be a little tedious getting tickets from manifest to give it to a jumpmaster to clear you & your already checked gear before jumping. I can understand once in the whole sequence of jumps in one day, but if the equipment is the same throughout the day repeating the sequence is a waste of jumpmaster's and fun jumpers time (A-).

-Location: Great beach/inlet view. Plenty of landing space. (A+)

Just got introduced to the sport a couple of weeks ago. Just did my AFF and A licence in Sebastian and loved it! I felt among friends, everybody (coach or not) was very helpful and happy to share their experience and stories. Their was lots of loads, but never felt real busy.... THANKS GUYS!! I'll come back!!
Steve

This drop zone is amazing. Staff are great.... Amanda is so accomodating and knowledgeable. Manifest organized us two separate times at the Orlando Tunnel and provided coaching at no cost. There is no club or clique here. I completed my A License and my wife competed the AFF program.

They have a Super Otter and a Caravan... no waiting for a load and staff are always willing to assist.

We were asked out to dinner and evening activities with staff.

The experience was amazing.

Lady at manifest was very polite and professional, scenery was absolutely beautiful. I was in town visiting and the thus had to rent gear.... the staff that was tasked to help me seemed disinterested and put off. The local up jumpers seemed condescending and cliqueish. It was only 3 pm on a very sunny day when the lady told me the last load was getting ready to go up because that was all the tandems they had for the day.... Whats up with that? Anyway, I was only there for one jump and had to hurry to get on the plane so I don't want to give a bad review with such a short experience. I would definitely love to go back to this dz on a weekend when I got more time to get a better overall picture for what this dz is like.

The first time I came here, I was greeted and welcome. After a quick doc check I was up on the next load. Manifest personnel are extremely nice and always willing to help.

Sebastian has the best view you could ever hope for from altitude. As if that's not enough by itself, the staff are all super friendly and knowledgeable, always willing to help out and hang out after hours. I love the instructors here! The zoo bar and tiki bar are amazing! Hot food available all day, along with a variety of beer, and a huge outdoor deck with tons of seating and a spectacular view of the landing area. The Drop Shop has a large variety of items for sale. Hardly any waiting time between loads. Large landing area that's very easy to find from the air. Clean bathrooms with showers, nice big camping area, and simply amazing after hours parties! I found it very easy to talk to people, and fit right in with everybody! There were no "cliques" and I found everybody to be quite nice and willing to talk to and help out everybody. The packing area is quite sufficient. I would recommend this DZ to any and everyone, and am proud to call it my home DZ!

Biggest turn off was the jump staff who it seemed could care less about new jumpers. Watched many tandem jumpers unattended when they should have been looked after. Sad that one item like that can leave a bad vibe. I didn't require hand holding so that was just an observation. The place visually has great texture and feel to it. The bar being there is cool. Manifesters were very nice...esp Amanda. Landing area is OK but a little small for newer jumpers who might find off DZ landings hazardous. Views of the Ocean are great. Facilities are plenty good enough (perhaps dated though) with showers, place to park motor home etc. Main building too small on the weekends but perfect for the week. Lots of small airplane traffic but didn't notice any that got in the way. A diverse group of visitors makes for good conversations if you want to chat.

Visited this place and I love it. Great people are really welcoming and very helpful to make you feel at home. I will definitely come back.

Skydive Sebastian is a very friendly DZ. We arrived on a Sunday morning to do some team training,a quick doc's check and we were on the next load.
We spent the last 3 weeks on and off at Sebastian and we have been made to feel very welcome by the staff and other jumpers. I have seen no local clique, after finishing team jumping for the day we were invited on lots of jumps by the locals. Having jumped at Eloy and been made to feel less than welcome, it was the opposite feeling here.
The only downside to Sebastian is it can be quite during the week, i would recommend ringing first to see if they have any tandems booked in. But overall an AWESOME DZ!!!

Best ocean view you'll ever see and no real cliques that I saw. Loads were slow but more than worth it...especially high pulls. Highly recommended, but save it for the weekend when there's more people.

Absolutely the most incredible scenery you will probably ever see while jumping, unless you're just not into the beach and the ocean. Most of the people have a rather pleasing disposition, but if you're a low-time freeflyer, you can forget about getting invited on anything organized. You tend to feel very much like an outsider, unless you're in their clique, which is a real shame. None of the experienced freeflyers there are really willing to take the time and jump with an out-of-towner and teach you something, so if your freefly skills are up to speed, I guess this place is for you. Bottom line, have a couple of thousand jumps under your belt before expecting to feel comfortable there.

Being the first DZ I visited outside my home DZ, I loved this place. The ride upto altitude is awesome and so is the view in freefall and under canopy. My initial fear of landing on the ocean proved to me unfounded as the ocean is something like 3-4 miles away. The outs include a golf course but it really is hard to miss such a huge landing area unless you had a really bad spot. Staff were friendly and courteous and rental suits / helmets are excellent too. The packing area can get a bit cramped especially during a busy boogie but other positives balance out. They have team rooms for rental and the camping area is plenty too. The fun jumpers are really outgoing and there is a lot of fun stuff to do in the vicinity. Recommend this place to anyone.

great group of knowlegeable people, awesome dz

Biggest DZ I'v seen for freeflyer, big Way all day. But Dont think to jump with theme on your first day. Plane are going up and the vue on the reef is relly nice.